Vacation and Jetts time with his Nootna

Another GREAT vacation for the Johnsons. Joel and I were able to go to Aruba with 8 of our favorite friends this month. It was such a fun and relaxing time. All of us live in different states and hardly get to see each other. This couldnt have been a better place to get together. It was beautiful weather every day, amazing food, and of course fun activities. We are all planning on going back next November.

Now where was Jett while we were away? Of course his Nootna (Joels Mom) came to care for him and the animals. They had a blast together! We were so lucky to skype with him every morning and get lots of pictures of their daily activities. Thank goodness for modern technology!

I hope you enjoy some of our pictures!

The Clan on our last night out

Joel feeding our new "friends" french fries

The Snorkeling Cruise

Kooko Kunuko (aka Aruba Party Bus) So fun!

The AMAZING beach

Such a fun group of girls

The boys except Tod

Joel excited to get there

Debi figured out a way to get the floors cleaned and give Jett something fun to do. The picture is not blury. Thats Jett shaking from the excitment!

Jett and his Nootna

She really wore him out!

Smiles for the park

Loving his first fish stick

Oh how we love the fall!

Fall weather in Virginia is AMAZING! We have just loved playing outside and going to lots of parks and exploring the yard. Its so fun to see the world from a toddlers eyes. I am enjoying this age with Jett more than ever. He is just a joy. The best way to describe him is passionate. He is either really really happy or really really angry or really really sad. He truly is passionate. I hope you enjoy some of the new pictures.

He loves the slide. This kid has NO fear!

The pumpkin patch

These are ALL of Jetts costumes for this year. Hey they kid has three parties to attend. :-)

Tubing at SnowFlex with Daddy. Its so cool to be able to ski year round!

As much as he is obsessed with "diggers" he was quite afraid of being inside the claw!

So fun playing in the leaves!

Jetts a Talking Machine :-)

I NEVER win and I WON!!!!

Okay so it wasnt a trillion dollars in the lottery or a new car or a free vacation. All I won was the pride in knowing I make the best soup at our cook off! :-) Feels like a million bucks since I never win anything! :-) I have to give a little credit to my sister in law Laurie whos recipe it belongs to. If you are interested in making a super yummy soup this winter that is even better after freezing, here you go.....

Chicken Corn Salsa Soup

44 oz Chicken Broth

Large Can of Pace Medium Salsa

3 cans of Black Beans

1 Large can of Yams (mash them)

1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro

1TBS Oregano

1tsp Cumin

1 Large bag frozen corn

1 can mexicorn

1 rotisserie chicken shredded

Add all ingredients together and simmer for at least an hour. Top with sour cream, cheese, tortilla chips and hot peppers if you like.

Best Friends In Town

Its Monkey Time!

I couldnt resist! Its about that time to start looking for the perfect costume for Halloween. I just had to see if last years costume still fit! Considering last winter he was in 18 month clothing and he is STILL in 18 month clothing, I figured there was a good chance it might fit. Here was his first reaction...

"Wheres the monkey?"

"I love my monkey!"

"Say Cheese!"

October 2008

Wow has he changed!!!! Look at how big he was!!! Those cheeks!!!

My little Monkey is all grown up!

Ulery Family Reunion 2009